Mercurio (Mercury)

c. 1465

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

Associated Names
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi

Artist, Ferrarese, active c. 1465

The image shows a standing figure in profile, facing left. The person has a slim build and is mid-stride with one leg slightly bent. They wear a hat with wings, long wavy hair, and a draped garment cinched at the waist. The figure wears calf-high boots and holds a staff with serpents at the top while playing a flute. Nearby, a rooster stands, and above, a winged head is depicted. The background is plain, and the illustration is framed by a rope-like pattern. There are inscriptions beneath the figure's feet.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with gilding

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.9 x 10 cm (7 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.6.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.239, no. 42, State a

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 140.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.55.

Wikidata ID

Q65511244

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